Plane returns to JFK after suspicious wires found, couple arrested

Reuters

July 12 (Reuters) - A Madrid-bound Delta Air Lines passengerplane returned to New York's JFK airport on Thursday aftersuspicious wires were found in a toilet, and a couple was takeninto custody, an authoritative source said.

The source told Reuters that the man being held was ofMiddle Eastern origin, while the woman was from Argentina.

The wires found in the toilet were not part of the plane'ssystems, the source said. They were found shortly after theplane had taken off for Madrid.